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August Wilson
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
Critics Choice Awards (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (2)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
US Comedy Arts Festival (1)
USC Scripter Award (2)
Writers Guild of America, USA (1)
San Francisco Film Critics Circle (1)
Black Reel Awards (1)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (1)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (1)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (1)
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) (1)
CinEuphoria Awards (1)
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) (1)
Online Film & Television Association (1)
Black Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (1)
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (1)
Hawaii Film Critics Society (1)
3 wins & 20 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2017 Nominee
Oscar
Best Adapted Screenplay
Fences
Posthumously.
Critics Choice Awards
2016 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Fences
Posthumously.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1995 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
The Piano Lesson
Shared with:
Richard Welsh
·
Craig Anderson
·
Robert Huddleston
·
Brent Shields
1995 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special
The Piano Lesson
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2016 Nominee
FFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Fences
Posthumously.
US Comedy Arts Festival
2004 Winner
Freedom of Speech Award
USC Scripter Award
2021 Nominee
USC Scripter Award
Film
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Based on the play by August Wilson. The nomination for Wilson was posthumous.
Shared with:
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
2017 Nominee
USC Scripter Award
Film
Fences
Posthumously. Adapted from his play.
Writers Guild of America, USA
2017 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Fences
Posthumously. Based on his play
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2016 Nominee
SFFCC Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Fences
Posthumously.
Black Reel Awards
2017 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Screenplay, Motion Picture
Fences
Posthumously.
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2016 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material
Fences
Posthumously.
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2017 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Fences
Posthumously.
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2016 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Fences
Posthumously.
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2016 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Fences
Posthumously.
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2016 Winner
AAFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Fences
Nomination and win were posthumous.
CinEuphoria Awards
2018 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Screenplay - International Competition
Fences
Posthumously.
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2017 Nominee
GAFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Fences
Posthumously.
Online Film & Television Association
2017 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Fences
Posthumously.
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2016 Winner
BFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Fences
Nomination and win were posthumous.
Gold Derby Awards
2017 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Adapted Screenplay
Fences
Posthumously.
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2017 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Screenwriter
Fences
Posthumously.
Hawaii Film Critics Society
2017 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Fences
Posthumously.
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